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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
1
Washington April 1. Secretary Root received Manila audit showing accounts in terrible state. Involved sum at least $300,000. Postmaster-general Smith may dispatch expert accountants from Washington to Manila to investigate and overhaul the department.
Allison C. Breedlove of Monrovia filed an injunction in Martinsville to stop recording a deed to his 185 acre farm after a man named Henry H. Ulrich of Indianapolis forged signatures and deed documents. Ulrich allegedly mortgaged the land to an Indianapolis insurance firm through W. H. Dryden and took $2000, leaving Breedlove and Mrs. Breedlove unaware and uncompensated. The forged acknowledgment by Nathan Hubbard of Monrovia completed the scheme before discovery in court.
The hardwood floor layers’ strike appears settled as two contractors H E Hamilton and Crawford Thomas agree to recognize the union. Hamilton pays 2.54 per day pending final agreement. Thomas offers 30 cents per hour for nine hours. Originial demand was 2.75 for nine hours. workers had 32 for ten hours. The union vows to uphold solidarity. Taylor Co offered higher pay to some workers, but was rejected.
The grand lodge met at Frank Bowers office Thursday to accept the new Knights of Pythias building at Massachusetts Ave and Pennsylvania St. Members inspected the facility, praised the investment return, and announced all rooms rented with tenants secured.
A mute couple from Snaby eraates a claim of abuse by Andrew Gross a 4 percent man and barber, wife Carrie speaking through notes. Mrs Gross, speechless seven years, says he is a chronic drinker who provided little for her and their baby. A quarrel at Pat Lannahan’s saloon California and Maryland streets led to assault charges against him and trespass against her, with a written statement given to Matron Gregoire.
Marion county commissioners granted William Tron's license for the Fall Creek resort this week though opposition from remonstrators led by Eli F. Ritter vows appeal. Tron's attorney Martin Huge aided the commissioners, and the case must go to the Marion county circuit court before any final ruling, with possible continued operation under license during appeals.
Forty to fifty six inmates at a smallpox quarantine facility face shortages of tobacco and funds. Passers-by are appealed to for relief as two men were allowed to whitewash a fence while others remain in doors. Inmates express frustration with lack of religious meetings and cannot play cards as officers enforce rules. Some inmates vent anger and swear when not observed. some men claim they have done little work since childhood.
Controller Johnson will recommend to the council on Monday night whether to appropriate funds for the contagious disease fund with a target of $2000. Clerk Zearing says at least $2000 is needed, and without new money the board may raise quarantines while limping along on incidental funds.
One of the large coal mines near Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania idled all day on April 2 as breaker boys honored John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America Their decision to declare a holiday forced a full mine shutdown despite operator objections and pleas.
Grand jury report Thursday found no evidence to support the charge that William Schoppenhorst solicited a bribe from Theodore C. Whitcomb. Indictments listed multiple burglary theft and assault cases, with several releases for lack of evidence. Webb Jay and Rex Davenport linked by similar fraud cases. Davenport’s forged check tied to a Dayton company story and an Empire theater actress.
3000 miners in the Brazil black coal district are out as the United Mine Workers executive committee plans a joint meeting with miners and operators next Monday. Secretary Wilson says reports of 4000 strikers are exaggerated. a settlement is to be sought, with a board meeting scheduled after the Brazil session.
Aley tailors report about 70 workers on strike and signs of discord among merchant tailors. Non union shops like Young and McMurray and Mannfeld & Sons show readiness to resist, while Frenk Nessler and Dildine favor settlement. A mass meeting at Germania hall Thursday aims to bring non union tailors into Young McMurray and Mannfeld firms and secure ties by Friday.
Former governor W O Bradley testified in Frankfort that Capt Ripley described talks with Gov Taylor before the Goebel assassination. Bradley said Taylor allegedly warned Goebel would not live 24 hours. Judge Yost corroborated some remarks. Jack Chinn testified about the shooting but offered little new detail.
Mr Sahm expressed weariness as the Board of Works postponed final action on the interurban franchise. He cited council and city official disagreements and warned newspapers may proceed to seek a clarification. He declined to discuss talks with Indianapolis street railway president McGowan, noting the board would wait for more viewpoints.
Lottie Gladstone’s vaudeville turn at the Grand captivates Indianapolis play-goers with a swift, clever performance. The act features a pink and white country belle who recounts her beau Jim and country life, drawing in the audience and theater management alike as the crowd rewards her with word of mouth praise and growing attendance.
Kid McCoy arrived in New York with manager Tom Q O Rourke and agreed to fight Tom Sharkey in a winner-takes-all mill. Sharkey’s side, Barney Reich, will arrange the bout.
Omaha dispatch reports Terrible Terry McGovern arriving on Thursday en route to San Francisco. He plans to meet William Jennings Bryan on his return trip in June, aiming to shake his hand and forge a friendship akin to that with Dick Croker.
The contractors presented a wage proposition to the carpenters on Thursday morning proposing a sliding scale of 25 to 35 cents for an eight hour day. They said they would meet the carpenters committee to receive an answer whenever ready and a conference was planned at the Majestic building Thursday evening. The contractors committee includes G. W. Stanley W. P. Jungelaus W. Kattan BE. J. Craig and H. C. Rankin.
Judge Baker amended a federal court rule from 1872 requiring copies of pleadings with exhibits for opposing counsel. The change signals the judge’s aim to ensure equal opportunity for all practitioners in his court.
Judward Langdale, a colored barber at 28 South Illinois Street, was arrested Thursday as a policy operator after detectives Morgan and Holtz recovered mystic tickets. The pair also checked Indiana Avenue games that day but found nothing substantial. The note mentions the Commonwealth Oils Peller incorporation.
Thomas Morse & Son admitted mixing bid figures for engine houses No 2 and 15 causing bids of 750 and 1260 respectively. The error was deemed clerical by President Sahm and corrected. Von Spreckelson & Smith become lowest bidders on Nos 2 and 15 at 1229 and 641, while remodeling No 6 shows 3029. The board seeks extra appropriation or fund transfer to cover three houses outside headquarters from a 3000 allowance.
Gov Durbin appoints John S Mec Donald a farmer near New Albany to the reformatory board succeeding Henry Clay Duncan of Bloomington. McDonald, 36, son of Morris McDonald a prominent wealthy Republican of New Albany.
An advertisement urges quick relief from a cold using a product named Bromb-Quilline Tablets. The fragment suggests a single day cure and highlights the tablet as a remedy, reflecting vintage drug marketing language with bold claims.
A circuit court jury ruled Harriet Westfall, daughter of the elder Wait, should reapportion the Clark Wait estate after contesting the will’s validity due to the testator’s claimed unsound mind. The Oaklandon area man spent years seeking buried treasure with a charmed ball and string, but the device repeatedly failed as ominous prop failures and imaginary foes interrupted the plan.
County prosecutor John Ruckelshaus complains that newspapers harshly attack him. He notes policy costs total 91,600, with 600 from Kissel, and says media always wants to roast someone regardless of consequences.
Judge Baker in federal court awarded Laura E. Clark three thousand four hundred ninety nine dollars and ninety seven cents for damages after her husband Rufus Clark died in a collision with the Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City railroad. The Dugdale can factory deed transfer to Chicago trustee D Wiley McGaughey signals local plant control by the trust. A jewelry store advertises a complete up to date stock with diamonds mounted in every style at Monument place of J P Mullally.
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 56 hours ending at 9 p m April 12. Cloudy weather Thursday night with occasional rain Friday. Temperature at 7 a m 41 degrees at moon 54 degrees at 7 p m 85 degrees. A new piano advertised for 16 dollars at Wulschner's.
Ex Gov Taylor testifies regarding a January 29 1900 office visit by Ripley who claimed to form a militia company. Taylor says he supported quick action to preserve peace but notes no discussion with Gov Bradley about Ripley’s conversation. Taylor declines further interview beyond this statement.
Frankfort Ky April 1. At the close of the Ripley trial a requisition will be made on Gov Durbin of Indiana for the return of ex Gov W S Taylor to Kentucky for trial. The decision of the court of appeals in the Howard and Powers cases, which largely resolved the issues behind former Gov Mounts refusal to honor a requisition, and the testimony of ex Gov Bradley, will form the basis of the demand.
In Frankfort Kentucky April D J Ferguson testified as the first witness in the Ripley case. He said Ripley talked of Goebel's election and his seat, and warned he would not take the seat if Goebel won. The defense showed the remark occurred before the election. William Crawford, another Ripley supporter, said Ripley predicted an assassination if he continued the contest.
County treasurer Koehne announces he will levy on household goods under $100 despite an exemption law. He claims the law exists but is invalid and refuses to recognize it. The public is largely unaware of the exemption, and inquiries to his office yield no acknowledgment. Some attorneys hint the issue may reach court.
Anna filed two suits against Frank Kupterle on Thursday, one for support and one for divorce. She alleges he was a baker who drank heavily, selling real estate to obtain liquor, spending $1,550 by April 5. They own other property yielding $30 monthly rent. She seeks no monthly support, $23 for the child if divorce is granted, $2,000 alimony, and custody of their 14 year old daughter.
Mrs. Everissa Foster Farrer of Peru gives 1.00 to the Winona assembly and summer school association in memory of her son Arnold Farrer who died twenty years ago. The gift will be invested and earnings used to aid a boy in the forthcoming industrial school.
Fragmentary notes describe damage to a Madison militia unit on the way to a Harrison funeral with windows broken by a soldier and a car collision. The adjutant notes considerable damage and disturbances amid the odd sequence of events.
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